Analysis—Eyes on Brazil

Boeing and Embraer's "baby steps" cooperation pact has the potential for something bigger.

When the bosses of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Embraer signed a pact to work cooperatively on aircraft safety, operational efficiency and manufacturing productivity, the immediate question was . . . where will this lead?
BCA president and CEO Jim Albaugh and Embraer president and CEO Frederico Curado arrived at the US Chamber of Commerce building April 9 for the signing ceremony and apologized for running a little late: they had come from a meeting with the US and Brazilian ...